The U.S. Justice Department is taking concerted steps toward ending the federal government’s contracts with private prison operators. FSRN’s Nell Abram reports. Download Audio As federal contracts with private prison companies come up for...
More than 40 days after India imposed a curfew to quell unrest in Kashmir, deadly clashes with civilian casualties continue across the Indian-administered region. Much of the disputed region claimed by both India and...
There’s some good news from Gaza. Its garment industry is picking up now as Israel eases its blockade against commercial exports. Before the 2007 war with Israel, Gaza’s garment sector was a major source...
The federal government has declined to downgrade marijuana’s classification as a dangerous drug with high potential for abuse and no medicinal value. That’s despite half the states in the union legalizing pot in some...
Police in Zimbabwe’s capital violently dispersed a peaceful rally Wednesday called by social activists critical of President Robert Mugabe’s economic policies. The southern African country is teetering on economic collapse and a government plan...
Fifteen inmates from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to the United Arab Emirates this week. It’s being hailed as the largest single transfer of Guantanamo detainees by the Obama administration....
A Congressional investigation is underway regarding doctored intelligence reports emanating from U.S. Central Command about the so-called Islamic State. A preliminary report says that in late 2014 and the first half of 2015, military...
Milwaukee is imposing a 10 p.m. curfew for teenagers in an effort to quell a third night of rioting. An uprising sparked in the city after police killed a 23-year-old black man. The northern...
Editors Note: This story was updated in the Weekly Edition to reflect current death toll of 19 in hospital strike and MSF plans to recall staff from Yemen. Saudi-led airstrikes in northern Yemen continue this week...
Justice Dept. finds Baltimore police violate civil rights Green Party officially nominates Jill Stein as candidate for U.S. president Overnight bombings in Thailand trigger renewed concerns of political turbulence State Dept. OKs arms sale...
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